Background
Methods
Study Design
Selection of Regions and Hospitals
Patients
Pathologic Diagnostic Criteria
Data Collection and Quality Control
Sample Size
Data Analysis
Results
Year | North | North-East | Central | South | East | North-West | South-West | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | N* | n**(%) | |
2008
| 1649 | 91(5.5) | 1632 | 82(5.0) | 647 | 73(11.3) | 782 | 75(9.6) | 1400 | 81(5.8) | 894 | 45(5.0) | 508 | 50(9.8) | 7512 | 497(6.6) |
2007
| 1390 | 110(7.9) | 1486 | 134(9.3) | 532 | 66(12.4) | 835 | 74(8.9) | 1262 | 83(6.6) | 458 | 51(11.1) | 404 | 50(12.4) | 6367 | 568(8.9) |
2006
| 1208 | 87(7.2) | 1377 | 95(6.9) | 368 | 60(16.3) | 781 | 53(6.8) | 1144 | 68(5.9) | 215 | 49(22.8) | 357 | 50(14.0) | 5450 | 462(8.5) |
2005
| 1108 | 60(5.4) | 1195 | 75(6.3) | 330 | 55(16.7) | 734 | 59(8.0) | 1008 | 58(5.8) | 465 | 49(10.5) | 356 | 50(14.0) | 5196 | 406(7.8) |
2004
| 902 | 50(5.5) | 1152 | 96(8.3) | 340 | 51(15.0) | 620 | 53(8.6) | 1065 | 64(6.1) | 313 | 53(16.9) | 322 | 50(15.5) | 4714 | 417(8.9) |
2003
| 715 | 50(7.0) | 1097 | 78(7.1) | 294 | 49(16.7) | 527 | 59(11.2) | 875 | 52(5.9) | 179 | 53(29.6) | 265 | 49(18.5) | 3952 | 390(9.9) |
2002
| 764 | 41(5.4) | 1044 | 51(4.9) | 227 | 46(20.3) | 397 | 58(14.6) | 593 | 51(8.6) | 157 | 44(28.0) | 207 | 50(24.2) | 3389 | 341(10.1) |
2001
| 681 | 52(7.6) | 982 | 74(7.5) | 144 | 46(31.9) | 374 | 58(15.5) | 545 | 50(9.2) | 153 | 47(30.7) | 380 | 50(13.2) | 3259 | 377(11.6) |
2000
| 587 | 50(8.5) | 874 | 52(6.0) | 106 | 48(45.3) | 289 | 55(19.0) | 461 | 50(10.9) | 136 | 45(33.1) | 318 | 50(15.7) | 2771 | 350(12.6) |
1999
| 532 | 50(9.4) | 831 | 95(11.4) | 139 | 52(37.4) | 298 | 60(20.1) | 392 | 49(12.5) | 156 | 47(30.1) | 242 | 50(20.7) | 2590 | 403(15.6) |
Total
| 9536 | 641(6.7) | 11670 | 832(7.1) | 3127 | 546(17.5) | 5637 | 604(10.7) | 8745 | 606(6.9) | 3126 | 483(15.5) | 3359 | 499(14.9) | 45200 | 4211(9.3) |
Patients Characteristics
Variables by level | Total distribution | Clinical Stage I&II | Clinical Stage III&IV | ES vs. LS
P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 4211) | (N = 2554) | (N = 901) | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Age at Diagnosis (Years)
(4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Mean ± SD | 48.7 ± 10.5 | -- | 49.1 ± 10.4 | -- | 48.8 ± 10.3 | -- | 0.345a
|
Range | 21~86 | -- | 21~86 | -- | 21~85 | -- | |
≤ 29 | 80 | 1.9 | 38 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.9 | |
30-39 | 710 | 16.9 | 404 | 15.8 | 144 | 16.0 | |
40-49 | 1624 | 38.6 | 987 | 38.7 | 341 | 37.9 | 0.088b
|
50-59 | 1147 | 27.2 | 693 | 27.1 | 276 | 30.6 | |
≥ 60 | 650 | 15.4 | 432 | 16.9 | 123 | 13.7 | |
Body Mass Index
(3281, 2107, 646 )
| |||||||
Mean ± SD | 23.4 ± 3.3 | -- | 23.3 ± 3.2 | -- | 23.5 ± 3.4 | -- | 0.173a
|
Range | 12.8~39.4 | -- | 14.7~36.1 | -- | 12.8~39.4 | -- | |
Underweight (≤ 18.49) | 140 | 4.3 | 74 | 3.5 | 30 | 4.6 | |
Normal Weight (18.50~24.99) | 2217 | 67.6 | 1461 | 69.3 | 424 | 65.6 | 0.196b
|
Overweight (25.00~29.99) | 818 | 24.9 | 511 | 24.3 | 167 | 25.9 | |
Obesity (≥ 30.00) | 106 | 3.2 | 61 | 2.9 | 25 | 3.9 | |
Occupation (3623, 2192, 796)
| |||||||
Housewife | 173 | 4.8 | 127 | 5.8 | 26 | 3.3 | |
Manual Worker | 1893 | 52.3 | 1099 | 50.1 | 474 | 59.6 | < 0.001b
|
Mental Worker | 1028 | 28.4 | 659 | 30.1 | 189 | 23.7 | |
Others | 529 | 14.6 | 307 | 14.0 | 107 | 13.4 | |
Education (2091, 1315, 486)
| |||||||
None | 186 | 8.9 | 112 | 8.5 | 55 | 11.3 | |
Primary School | 462 | 22.1 | 273 | 20.8 | 115 | 23.7 | |
Middle School | 606 | 29.0 | 370 | 28.1 | 141 | 29.0 | 0.008b
|
High School | 441 | 21.1 | 280 | 21.3 | 106 | 21.8 | |
University and above | 396 | 18.9 | 280 | 21.3 | 69 | 14.2 | |
Marital Status (4193, 2548, 899)
| |||||||
Single | 51 | 1.2 | 25 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.6 | |
Married | 4090 | 97.5 | 2482 | 97.4 | 878 | 97.7 | 0.073b
|
Widowed/Divorced | 52 | 1.2 | 41 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.8 | |
Region (4211, 2554, 901)*
| |||||||
More Developed | 1851 | 44.0 | 1127 | 44.1 | 389 | 43.2 | 0.620b
|
Less Developed | 2360 | 56.0 | 1427 | 55.9 | 512 | 56.8 | |
Smoking History (4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Never | 2468 | 58.6 | 1451 | 56.8 | 596 | 66.2 | |
Used | 47 | 1.1 | 37 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.0 | < 0.001c
|
current | 12 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | |
Unknown | 1684 | 40.0 | 1061 | 41.5 | 293 | 32.5 | |
Alcohol Drinking History
(4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Never | 2427 | 57.6 | 1415 | 55.4 | 598 | 66.4 | |
Used | 82 | 2.0 | 70 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.7 | < 0.001c
|
Now | 13 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | |
Unknown | 1689 | 40.1 | 1062 | 41.6 | 293 | 32.5 | |
Breast Cancer Family History (4128, 2517, 882)
| |||||||
Yes | 144 | 3.5 | 96 | 3.8 | 21 | 2.4 | 0.045b
|
No | 3984 | 96.5 | 2421 | 96.2 | 861 | 97.6 |
Variables by level | Total distribution (N = 4211) | Clinical Stage I&II (N = 2554) | Clinical Stage III&IV (N = 901) | ES vs. LS
P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Menopausal Status
(4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Pre-menopausal | 2649 | 62.9 | 1585 | 62.1 | 541 | 60.0 | 0.285b
|
Post-menopausal | 1562 | 37.1 | 969 | 37.9 | 360 | 40.0 | |
Age at Menopause (Years)
(1562, 969, 360) **
| |||||||
≤ 50 | 1017 | 65.1 | 631 | 65.1 | 239 | 66.4 | 0.665b
|
> 50 | 545 | 34.9 | 338 | 34.9 | 121 | 33.6 | |
Age at Menarche (Years)
(150, 80, 50)
| |||||||
7~11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.0 | |
12~13 | 37 | 24.7 | 22 | 27.5 | 11 | 22.0 | 0.200c
|
≥ 14 | 110 | 73.3 | 58 | 72.5 | 37 | 74.0 | |
Age at First Delivery (Years)
(2021, 1372, 357 )
| |||||||
< 20 | 33 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.1 | 11 | 3.1 | |
20~24 | 917 | 45.4 | 638 | 46.5 | 153 | 42.9 | 0.030b
|
25~29 | 940 | 46.5 | 632 | 46.1 | 166 | 46.5 | |
≥ 30 | 131 | 6.5 | 87 | 6.3 | 27 | 7.6 | |
Number of Live Births
(3947, 2428, 807)
| |||||||
0 | 99 | 2.5 | 44 | 1.8 | 17 | 2.1 | |
1 | 1889 | 47.9 | 1177 | 48.5 | 348 | 43.1 | |
2 | 1228 | 31.1 | 767 | 31.6 | 269 | 33.3 | 0.082b
|
3 | 452 | 11.5 | 271 | 11.2 | 110 | 13.6 | |
≥ 4 | 279 | 7.1 | 169 | 7.0 | 63 | 7.8 | |
Breast Feeding History
(2671, 1754, 492)
| |||||||
Yes | 2414 | 90.4 | 1591 | 90.7 | 445 | 90.5 | 0.861b
|
No | 257 | 9.6 | 163 | 9.3 | 47 | 9.5 | |
O.C Consumption History
(4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Never | 543 | 12.9 | 376 | 14.7 | 98 | 10.9 | |
Used | 325 | 7.7 | 278 | 10.9 | 36 | 4.0 | < 0.001c
|
Now | 11 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Unknown | 3332 | 79.1 | 1890 | 74.0 | 766 | 85.0 |
Variables by level | Total distribution | Clinical Stage I&II | Clinical Stage III&IV | ES vs.LS
P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 4211) | (N = 2554) | (N = 901) | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Palpable Tumor Location by CBE(4211, 2554, 901)
| |||||||
Left | 2189 | 52.0 | 1327 | 52.0 | 477 | 52.9 | |
Right | 1995 | 47.4 | 1213 | 47.5 | 419 | 46.5 | 0.868c
|
Non-palpable | 27 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.6 | |
Mass Size by CBE
(3555, 2434, 825)
| |||||||
Mean ± SD | 31.3 ± 17.8 | -- | 27.7 ± 12.8 | -- | 40.7 ± 23.4 | -- | < 0.001a
|
Range | 0~250 | -- | 0~150 | -- | 0~250 | -- | |
< 50 mm | 3036 | 85.4 | 2247 | 92.3 | 559 | 67.8 | |
≥ 50 mm | 519 | 14.6 | 187* | 7.7 | 266 | 32.2 | < 0.001b
|
Local Invasion
(3663, 2428, 826)
| |||||||
Yes | 183 | 5.0 | 45 | 1.9 | 106 | 12.8 | < 0.001b
|
No | 3480 | 95.0 | 2383 | 98.1 | 720 | 87.2 | |
Mammography Diagnosis (1275, 877, 286)**
| |||||||
Positive | 1094 | 85.8 | 750 | 85.5 | 266 | 93.0 | 0.001b
|
Negative | 181 | 14.2 | 127 | 14.5 | 20 | 7.0 | |
Ultrasound Diagnosis (2253, 1629, 409 )**
| |||||||
Positive | 2006 | 89.0 | 1461 | 89.7 | 383 | 93.6 | 0.015b
|
Negative | 247 | 11.0 | 168 | 10.3 | 26 | 6.4 | |
Postoperative Pathological Diagnosis (4014, 2540, 877)
| |||||||
Carcinoma in Situ(CIS) | 143 | 3.6 | 77 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.6 | |
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma | 3471 | 86.5 | 2203 | 86.7 | 801 | 91.3 | < 0.001c
|
Other Type Invasive Carcinoma | 385 | 9.6 | 252 | 9.9 | 69 | 7.9 | |
Others | 15 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | |
ER/PR Status
(3534, 2316, 758)
| |||||||
ER+&PR+ | 1691 | 47.9 | 1148 | 49.6 | 340 | 44.9 | |
ER+&PR- | 337 | 9.5 | 204 | 8.8 | 84 | 11.1 | 0.070b
|
ER-&PR+ | 367 | 10.4 | 230 | 9.9 | 86 | 11.4 | |
ER-&PR- | 1139 | 32.2 | 734 | 31.7 | 248 | 32.7 | |
HER-2 Status
(2849, 1935, 582)
| |||||||
HER-2 + | 736 | 25.8 | 504 | 26.0 | 154 | 26.5 | 0.842b
|
HER-2 - | 2113 | 74.2 | 1431 | 74.0 | 428 | 73.5 |
Clinical Stage | Total | More Developed Regions** | Less Developed Regions*** |
P*
| |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North | South | East | Sub-total | Northeast | Central | North-West | South-West | Sub-total | |||||||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Stage I | 663 | 15.7 | 172 | 26.8 | 98 | 16.2 | 95 | 15.7 | 365 | 19.9 | 131 | 15.8 | 73 | 13.4 | 77 | 15.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 298 | 12.7 | |
Stage II | 1891 | 44.9 | 280 | 43.7 | 243 | 40.2 | 239 | 39.4 | 762 | 41.6 | 323 | 38.8 | 400 | 73.3 | 170 | 35.2 | 236 | 47.3 | 1129 | 48.3 | |
Stage III | 788 | 18.7 | 93 | 14.5 | 117 | 19.4 | 152 | 25.1 | 362 | 19.8 | 119 | 14.3 | 53 | 9.7 | 127 | 26.3 | 127 | 25.5 | 426 | 18.2 | < 0.001 |
Stage IV | 113 | 2.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 20 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 27 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 56 | 11.6 | 23 | 4.6 | 86 | 3.7 | |
Unknown | 756 | 18.0 | 94 | 14.7 | 126 | 20.9 | 115 | 19.0 | 335 | 18.3 | 255 | 30.7 | 17 | 3.1 | 53 | 11.0 | 96 | 19.2 | 421 | 18.0 |
Treatment Patterns
Therapy | Total | |
---|---|---|
(N = 4211) | ||
n | % | |
Surgery
| ||
No | 107 | 2.5 |
Radical Mastectomy | 3740 | 88.8 |
Breast Conservative Surgery | 231 | 5.5 |
Simple Mastectomy | 46 | 1.1 |
Others | 61 | 1.5 |
Unknown | 26 | 0.6 |
Radiotherapy
| ||
No | 2723 | 64.7 |
Yes | 952 | 22.6 |
Unknown | 536 | 12.7 |
Chemotherapy
| ||
No | 626 | 14.9 |
Yes | 3428 | 81.4 |
Unknown | 157 | 3.7 |
Endocrine Therapy
| ||
No | 2092 | 49.7 |
Yes | 1599 | 38.0 |
Unknown | 520 | 12.4 |